Portable table and carrier



Nov. 2, 1943. w sE v 2,333,135

PORTABLE TABLE AND CARRIER Filed NOV. 14, 1941 1 INVENTOR.

' Q's-aye .B. It Zsecarvcr 2 B Patented Nov. 2, 1943 2,333,135 e PORTABLE TABLE AND CARRIER George B. Wisecarver, Pikeville, Ky. 'Application November 14, 1941, Serial No. 419,179

3 Claims. (01. 211-126) This invention relates to a wheeled portable tablein the form of acarrier, and its general object is to provide a device ofthat character which can-be utilized for any suitable purpose, but is very satisfactory for usein restaurants and the like, particularly as a carrier for collecting soiled dishes, silverware, etc. from tables and transporting the same to a washing room,

in that the device includes dish receiving ,re-,

ceptacles that are held relative tothe device against casual removal or displacement and by ring members which also act as shock absorbing means and bumpers to protect the dishes, as well as to, prevent the device from damaging furniture when moved from place to place. 7

A further object is to provide a portable table in which the ring members above mentioned are preferably discarded pneumatic vehicle'tire cas ings, and which are associated and securedYto the legs of the device in a unique manner,

Another object is to provide a portable table that can be moved from place to place with,

minimum effort on the part of the user, and the device is simplein constructionfinexpensive to manufacture, and extremely efficient in use and service. f i

This invention also consists 'in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device.

Figure 2 is a side View thereof, partially in vertical section. 3

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 33 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows. 1

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that my device includes four leg members I, in the form shown, but any suitable number may be provided, and the leg members are of a height substantially coextensive with that of the device, as well as are supported by casters 2. The legs are shown as being of cross sectional square cornered form and mounted on the upper portions of the legs is an upper ring member 3 which together with the lower ring member 4 that is mounted on the legs intermediate theirends, act to fixthe legs in place and in equidistantly spaced relation to each other.

Each-of the ring members is preferably a discarded vehicletire casing, as will be apparent.

from Figure 2 of the drawing, therefore the ring members'are made from fabric reinforced elastic material and. are hollow as ,well as are transverselyroundedfrom the open inner sides thereof. The ring members 'arearranged horizontally and of course have their open sides innermost and include upper and lower side walls, 5 and 6 respectively. The lower side of the upper ring member is slit at intervals about the circumference, thereof, and the leg members extend, through the, slits so that the inner facev of the upper side wall rest upon the upper ends, of the leg members, the said upper ends being rounded to follow the shapeflof the said inner face, as clearly shown in Figure 2. The material of the ring members uponopposite sides of the .slits is directed outwardly relative to the interior of thering member to provide substantially arcuate elongated flanges I and Brespectively, that ,bear: against the inner and outer faces of the leg members. The inner flanges l are of greater width thanthe outer flanges 8 and are secured to the leg members bysuitable fastening means,

such as screws 9.

Both the upper and lower side walls of the lower ring member 4 are slit at intervals, as at I 9, about the circumference thereof, with thercompanion slits arranged in registration, and theleg members extend through theslits III, as best shown in Figure2. The material upon opposite sides of the slits H) is also outwardly directed relative to the interior of the ring member 4, to provide substantially arcuate elongated flanges bearing against the inner and outer faces of the leg members, and the outer flanges II of the upper side wall are fixed to the outer faces of the leg members by screws l2, while the inner flanges l3 are fixed to the inner side faces of the leg members by screws l4, and it will be noted that the flanges II and I3 are of greater width than the flanges retained on the ring members in the form shown, the latter being tire casings as previously set forth, and the beads [5 provide seats for receivof the upper ring member for disposal diametrically opposite each other, the handles extending at an outward inclination, and are of the in formedalong the length of each slit and certain of-*the-fianges being fixed to the leg members.

verted U-type, with apertured ears IS on thelimbs I thereof, for receiving securing means 26 The handles are of course to facilitate removingthe devicefrom place to place. g I While my device may be used for any suitable purpose, it is exceptionally useful 1 in' restaurants I and the like; and particularly cafeterias,- for collecting soiled dishes, etc. fromitables'; as previously: set forth, it being-understood thatthe -de vice can be wheeled from: table to table and the dishes are removed from thetables" and pla ced within'the receptacles 11, to 'be"ulti'mately transportedto' a'washingroom-or kitchen thus:it will beuseen that my device eliminates the burdensome task of carrying thedishes on' -a tray'f- How ever; my device may b'e equipped witn trays 2 I1 'Whe'n the devi'ce is not in' use, one ofithe trays" is di'sposed-in inverted p'ositionupon theupper Y ring-:member and the other -is dispo'sed {accord- 'in'gly within-"the'lower receptacle; assh0w'n' in 5 In view of-the 'fact' that the ring-members are" of: elasticmaterialg-and the -"rourided outersides-= thereof project laterally of the''le"gmembers-fit will be obvious that the Lring fmembe'rs also act" as cushi'oning means or bumpers to prevent the clevice from-damaging furniture andthe ring members likewise act as shock absorbing-means to prevent breakage" of dishes within *the recp tacles. a

When-the device not used as a dish collectoryand with-the-upper tray inplace as shc'jwn',-

the device can then be used as a table-for-'s1up-' porting articles, as'will be apparent.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantagesand"novelfifeatures' of the invention-will be" readily" apparent. g

It "is'to'be unde'rstoodfihat changes may. be made in the construction and in the combih'a-l tio'nvand arrangement of the several parts, pro

vided that suchch'anges fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: 1. A device of the character described comprising upright leg members, upper and lower 7 ring members fixed to the leg members for holding the latter in place, said upper ring member being hollow and including upper and lower side walls, the lower wall being slit at intervals about the circumference thereof, the upper portions of the leg members extending through the slits and the inner face of the upper wall resting upon the upper ends of the leg members, and flanges 2.- A device of the character described comprising leg members, upper and lower horizontally-arranged superimposed reinforced elastic ring members having upper and lower side walls,

theupper ringmember being fixed to the upper end portions-0f the leg members and the lower ring member being fixed to the leg members intermediate the ends thereof for the ring men'ibers'to hold the leg members in place and for the legs to support the ring members, and annular beadsextending inwardlyfrorn the side walls of the ring members;

3. A device of the character described eomprising wheeled 'supported upright leg members, I upper arid-lower hollow reinforced elastic ring" members having open inner sides, rounded out-- er sidesandiupper andglower side wallsjthe upper ring member having its lower wall'slit at-intervalsabout the circumference thereof, said leg membershaving their upper portions extend ing th'rough the 'slitsa'nd the inner 'face'of the upperwall resting upon the upper ends of the leg members, dependingflanges" formed along the lengthof the slits and bearing against the leg members; certain'of the flanges being fixed to the leg members, the lower ring member h'avingits uppenand lower walls 'slit' at intervals about the'circumference thereof, with" the slits arranged'inpai'rs', and the slits of eachpair reg isterin'g with'each other, said 'leg' members ex'-' tending through the registering slits, and flanges" formed along -the lengthof the registering slits and rising from the upper'slits and depending from'the lower slits, certain'of the slitsof the lower ring memberbe'ingfixed' tothe leg mam bersysaid slits being arranged for disposing the rounded sides of the ringmembers outwardly beyond the leg members for the ring members toact as bumpers for the device.

GEORGE B, 'WISECARVERJ." 

